year : 2015 213 results

Cedarville Advances to G-MAC Final

Cedarville’s men’s soccer team defeated visiting Ohio Valley in the G-MAC tournament semifinal Thursday night in a defensive struggle, 2-0. The win advances the Jackets to the conference final to be held 1 p.m. Nov. 7 on the home field. The scoring didn’t get underway until the 62nd minute, when junior forward Jon Brown took a long ball from junior defender Bradley Schluter and kicked it into the goal to put the Jackets up 1-0. For the rest of the game, Cedarville’s defense held ...

Operation Diabetes Promotes National Diabetes Month

November is typically marked by the vast quantities of food that people eat and the time they spend with family as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, but what many people might not know is that the month has significance for another reason: November is National Diabetes Month. For pharmacy grad student Kara Bobka, the month's emphasis is part of a much bigger effort that spans the entire school year. Bobka is the chair of Operation Diabetes, a campus org that is part of Cedarville’s ...

Bus Tour Increases Civil Rights Awareness

A small group of students had the opportunity to travel to five cities during the last week of September to gain a firsthand experience of civil rights history. Sponsored by Cedarville University, the Civil Rights Bus Tour was led by Cedarville's senior professor of history Murray Murdoch, who recently reached his 50th teaching anniversary at Cedarville, and Greg Dyson, the university's director of intercultural leadership. The group began the tour in Wilberforce, Ohio, and then traveled ...

Cedarville Advances in G-MAC Tournament

Cedarville's women's soccer team came from behind to defeat Trevecca Nazarene, 2-1, Saturday, Oct. 31 in the first game of the G-MAC tournament and head coach John McGillivray’s last home game. The Lady Jackets were down early. Three minutes into the game, the Trojans scored on a corner kick to go up 1-0. Trevecca controlled the game early on, but with 16 minutes left in the half, Lady Jacket senior Jacoby Ziegler broke a defender’s ankles and had a shot on goal. The Trojan goalke...

What’s Happening to the World?

It’s no secret that the Cedarville bubble is seemingly impenetrable by news. You may catch a glimpse of FOX News or ESPN as you walk by the SSC Info Desk or work out in the fitness center. You attend chapel and pray for the tragedies that hit close to home, the people who are suffering. You skim Twitter and Facebook, catching the breaking news and click-bait stories composed of cats and GIFs. You may “like” or “favorite” the post, but odds are you do so without reading more than ...

Student Spotlight – Johnathan Coraccio: Dancer, Comedian

Johnathan Coraccio, a senior computer science major, said he dances and makes people laugh for the glory of God. As a Christian, Coraccio said he draws his inspiration from God, knowing that he performs for God. “When I dance, in my mind, it is my way of worshiping God to show, ‘Hey, this is something that he has given me a passion for,’” Coraccio said, “so I just want to point this back to him.” Coraccio is the president of Cedarville’s dance org, Ayo, where he seeks ...

Purity and Redemption

Purity: the word may make you squirm. Physical purity, modesty and the like are emphasized at a young age, perhaps more so for tween and teen girls than for boys. But in a Christian community such as Cedarville University, the purity conversations must not be avoided, said Tara Winter, org adviser for Sanctify Ministries. “The purity conversation you had when you were 12 or 13 looks a lot different when you are 19 or 20,” said Winter, the licensure, testing and accreditation coordinator ...

School of Nursing Turns 30, Keeps Mission

For three decades, Cedarville University’s School of Nursing has strived to educate nurses to use their ministry for Christ. Karen Callan, director of nursing laboratory programs and facilities, was one of the first 30 students enrolled in the program in 1985. “It was a big deal,” Callan said. “We were the guinea pigs, but in a good way. It was awesome.” The vision and the mission Callan said the work of Irene Alyn, the first director of the nursing program, was instrumental ...

Division I Transfer Starts Over, Serves Others

Starting over is hard to do, as Justice Montgomery would tell you. A transfer athlete from American University, a Division I school, Montgomery has had to adjust to Cedarville this semester as a junior. According to himself, his coaches and his teammates, Montgomery brings not only talent to the men’s basketball team, but an unselfish spirit and a servant’s heart. Starting over Montgomery has started over before, but that doesn’t make it any easier for him, he said. When he switched ...